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a·dip·ic acid

(ə-dĭp′ĭk)

A white crystalline dicarboxylic acid, C₆H₁₀O₄, derived from oxidation of various fats, slightly soluble in water and soluble in alcohol and acetone, and used especially in the manufacture of nylon and polyurethane foams.

[From Latin adeps, adip-, fat.]

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adipic acid

(əˈdɪpɪk)

(Elements & Compounds) a colourless crystalline solid used in the preparation of nylon. Formula: HOOC(CH2)4COOH

[C19: from New Latin adiposus fat + -ic]

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a•dip′ic ac′id

(əˈdɪp ɪk)
n.

a white, crystalline, slightly water-soluble solid, C₆H₁₀O₄, used chiefly in the synthesis of nylon.

[1875–90; < Latin adip- (see adipo-) + -ic (the acid was obtained by oxidation of fats)]

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adipic acid - a carboxylic acid used in the manufacture of nylon

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